1.
A B Cs of Blogging
This
is
not
a
real
organiza/on.
It
is
a
presenta/on
for
a
class
at
Minnesota
State
University,
Mankato.
presented by
Making It Simple

2. This
was
your
best
local
news
source,

3. and
this
reported
the
national
news.

4. Today
there’s
so much
more!

5. Everything is there . . .

6. . . . and everyone is invited!!

7. Can anyone share their ideas?
Can anyone share their ideas?

8. YES!
With blogs,
there is a place
for everyone.

9. Just what is a blog?
• blog (n)--a type of website; maintained
with regular entries of commentary,
descriptions of events or graphics and
video
(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blog)

10. Do you still have yours?
Blogs are online autograph books
with conversations.

11. Scrapbooks without the glue!

12. ????
??
Why is it
called
??
a blog?
?
??
?

13.
+ =
WEB

14.
+ =
WEB
LOG

15.
+ =
WEB
LOG
BLOG

16. There are blogs about movies,

17. cars,

18. jobs,

19. news,

20. travel,

21. orts,
sp

22. . . . and hobbies.

23. You can blog about yourself
and your family.
.

24. It can be PRIVATE
for family members
ONLY.

25. You are key to
You are their key
your family
to the past.
history .

26. You mastered this . . .

27. . . . so you can do this!

28. Tell
the
story
of
YOUR
dash.

29. Share family memories,

30. . . . recipes, . . .

31. . . . especially the favorites, . . .

32. . . . photos, . . .

33. . . . and documents.

34. Give new life
to your
treasured memories.

35. Remember family
vacations!

36. Share
pictures
with
far
away
friends.

37. Record
your
family
traditions.

38. Preserve historic records.

39. What was
that dog’s
name?

40. JOHN
MARY
SMITH
1886
Share family records.

41. JOHN
MARY
ADAM
SMITH
1886

42. HENRY
JOHN
MARY
ADAM
SMITH
1886
Adding names is easy.

43. HENRY
AGNES
JOHN
MARY
ADAM
SMITH
1886

44. HENRY
AGNES
JOHN
MARY
EDITH
ADAM
SMITH
1886
Update with a few keystrokes!

45. It can be long.

46. It can be short.

47. Do you want
to learn more?

48. Sign up for a class.

49. Ask your grandchildren.

50. Visit your local library.

51. Learn to adapt!

52. Popular blog sites:
• Blogger.com—Read their
“Blogs of Note”
• Wordpress.com—Register and
get started
• Typepad.com—See their features

53. Use the free services and fun
ideas to share your memories with
your family and the world!